Africa NewsNews on Africa continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Doubts linger over death of Kiwi journal- June 29, 2008 Family, colleagues and a US-based journalists organisation are not convinced New Zealand photojournalist Trent Keegan's slaying in Kenya was the result of a mugging.http://www.topix.net/world/africa/2008/06/doubts-linger-over-death-of-kiwi-journal?fromrss... MPs under pressure over shares link- June 29, 2008 MPs will face pressure to give up shares in firms operating in Zimbabwe as Robert Mugabe prepares to be sworn in as president despite international condemnation.http://www.topix.net/world/africa/2008/06/mps-under-pressure-over-shares-link?fromrss=1 Transplant patient scales a mountain- June 29, 2008 You don't have to tell Kelly Perkins it takes heart to climb a mountain. The California woman, who got a new heart 13 years ago, has finished another climb - the 2,000-foot sheer face of Half Dome at Yosemite ...http://www.topix.net/world/africa/2008/06/transplant-patient-scales-a-mountain?fromrss=1 Bush calls for more penalties against Zimbabwe- June 28, 2008 Zimbabwe came under threat of further sanctions on Saturday as President Bush said the U.S. was working on new ways to punish longtime leader Robert Mugabe and his allies following the widely denounced presidential runoff election.Earlier Saturday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. plans to introduce a U.N. resolution as early as next week seeking tough measures against Zimbabwe.'We will press for strong action by the United Nations, including an arms embargo on Zimbabwe and...http://www.topix.net/world/africa/2008/06/bush-calls-for-more-penalties-against-zimbabwe?f... U.N. says Somali gunmen release two of its workers- June 28, 2008 Somali gunmen released two United Nations workers from Sweden and Denmark hours after kidnapping them in the Bakool region of southern Somalia on Saturday, U.N. officials said.http://www.topix.net/world/africa/2008/06/u-n-says-somali-gunmen-release-two-of-its-worker... 'We are prepared to die for the revolution'- June 28, 2008 Cosatu General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Saturday he was committed to die in defence of "one another and for our revolution". "We are prepared to die in defence of one another and for our revolution.http://www.topix.net/world/africa/2008/06/we-are-prepared-to-die-for-the-revolution?fromrs... 7 killed following crash of Cargo plane near Sudan's Malakal- June 28, 2008 A Sudanese cargo plane crashed today near the capital of Upper Nile state, Malakal, killed seven of the crew member.http://www.topix.net/world/africa/2008/06/7-killed-following-crash-of-cargo-plane-near-sud... Canadian charged with fraud- June 28, 2008 A Canadian who has been living in Uganda has been charged in a Toronto court over swindling $800,000 from 21 daycare centres, writes VISION REPORTER.http://www.topix.net/world/africa/2008/06/canadian-charged-with-fraud?fromrss=1 Teri Hatcher, daughter visit Nairobi- June 28, 2008 It was not actress Teri Hatcher who made a big impression on schoolchildren in Nairobi, Kenya.http://www.topix.net/world/africa/2008/06/teri-hatcher-daughter-visit-nairobi?fromrss=1 Amnesty International concerned at continuing violence in Zimbabwe- June 27, 2008 Amnesty International said today that it's deeply disturbed by the continuing campaign of State violence and intimidation taking place in Zimbabwe.http://www.topix.net/world/africa/2008/06/amnesty-international-concerned-at-continuing-vi... |